I am a female swordsman.

"What……!"

Sensing a hint of death creeping into her heart, Rize Kamishiro noticed Yomi rapidly approaching and was overwhelmed by the overwhelming aura emanating from him, which had reached yet another peak. Legend has it that top swordsmen can use their sword intent and aura to intimidate their enemies, causing them to lose their composure and become disoriented.

In Rize Kamishiro's vision, Yomi's lithe figure, like a swallow in flight, had transformed into a sharp sword slowly being drawn from its sheath!

The man landed on the ground, and the sword was already upon him!

Amidst the swirling, dark smoke, the exaggerated, blindingly large sword light slashed relentlessly toward Rize Kamishiro's head.

A mocking smile suddenly appeared on her delicate lips.

"That's a shame~~"

The griffin had already pierced its target; it was indeed a dazzling sword light that would make even ghouls tremble, yet it could be easily dodged. For a human to achieve this level of skill was truly more impressive than any investigator she had ever seen.

"Yes, it's a real shame."

The sword light vanished abruptly! It disappeared completely into thin air!

Rize Kamishiro even thought that the sword light, so powerful it seemed capable of severing all shackles, was merely an illusion. As the sword light dissipated, Yomi, like a ghost, approached her. Her right hand, wielding the sword, was already torn and bleeding, as if pierced and ripped apart by multiple sword energies. Yomi, with her bloodied right hand, firmly gripped the [Hope for Light Sword] and thrust it at Rize Kamishiro, who had nowhere left to lean.

Die by the sword! [Ooku]!

The sword moves like a swimming dragon, its momentum is like a rainbow!

Fluffy blood splattered in the air, outlining intricate patterns that were difficult to describe. Huang Quan, disregarding the danger, forcibly halted her initial, fierce attack with her [Sword Control Technique], and launched a second attack against Kamishiro Rize's unexpected turn of events. The [Hopeful Bright Sword] swiftly severed Kamishiro Rize's hastily parried khari, the powerful sword light cutting deep into her body like butter!

In mid-air, Rize Kamishiro stared in astonishment at how close she was to the underworld.

What kind of woman is she? No wonder she's called the Sword Demon; she's like a demon wielding a sword, a demon that won't rest until it kills its enemy!

The ghoul and the crimson eyes saw the intense emotions contained in each other, passed each other, and Yomi and Rize Kamishiro landed on the ground one after the other.

However, Yomi landed lightly, while Rize Kamishiro slammed hard into the ground!

The outcome is decided!

With a long sigh of relief, Huang Quan felt an unprecedented peace and lightness in his mind. It seemed that this dangerous battle could finally be over.

Chapter Thirty-One [Jason]

"Truly worthy of being called... the Sword Demon Huang Quan..."

A horrifying gash was torn open in her abdomen, revealing writhing internal organs in a gaping cavity that evoked a nauseating urge. Rize Kamishiro lay on the ground, her smile carrying an unfathomable quality that Yomi couldn't comprehend. How could she smile after suffering such a grievous injury? Was she relying on something, or was she just putting on an act?

But none of that matters anymore.

If you ask why, it's because Huang Quan doesn't have the habit of wasting words with his enemies.

Holding a gleaming single-edged sword, Huang Quan silently endured the excruciating pain in her right hand as she approached Kamishiro Rize. She wanted to shut this guy up forever, disembowel him, and cut off his head. If that wasn't enough to kill Kamishiro Rize, who possessed super-fast regeneration, she would chop him into pieces!

"Yomi Investigator, you taste so delicious, strong, unyielding, and with a touch of arrogance." Rize Kamishiro seemed oblivious to the chilling murderous intent in Yomi's eyes, shouting with an incurable fervor.

She really wanted to devour this powerful woman!

I'm going crazy thinking about it...

The gleaming tip of the sword, 【Panming Sword】, hovered between Rize Kamishiro's brows. The chill emanating from the sword pierced through Rize Kamishiro's body and invaded her brain.

The murderous intent of the ruthless soldier, who had consumed the lives of over a hundred ghouls, froze Rize Kamishiro's consciousness. A chilling, cynical smile lingered on her elegant, intellectual face. To Yomi, this smile was utterly repulsive; she would immediately send this gluttonous monster and her morbidly cruel life to hell!

All you need to do is stab it.

Just as Huang Quan was about to complete such a simple action, and his highly tense mind could finally relax a little...

'Danger!!'

A thick, rough, angular purple kagune tore through the construction site fence beside her! Its forked kagune, with its razor-sharp surface, swept towards Yomi with incredible speed. Faced with this sudden and powerful attack, Yomi's swordsman instincts once again saved her life!

Swordsman's sword skill: [Parry and Counterattack]!

Huang Quan successfully parried the attack with his sword, but the blow sent him flying through the air before he slammed heavily into the brick wall. Even though he had absorbed about 80% of the force of the attack, the residual impact still made his chest feel tight.

"Click!"

The crisp sound made Huang Quan's face turn extremely ugly. It seemed as if a formidable opponent had intruded into the battlefield where she was fighting with [Da Shi].

With heavy footsteps and a tall, imposing physique like a demon, he had thick, short, blond hair. The newcomer wore a frightening hockey mask and was forcefully cracking his knuckles; the crisp sound Huang Quan had just heard came from him.

“【Jason】…”

Jason, an S-class ghoul, is brutally violent and extremely dangerous!

Huang Quan's eyes darkened and her expression turned somber. Her appearance at the crucial moment of her battle with [Da Shi] was no coincidence, but a premeditated ambush.

Jason casually tossed the Kaneki Ken he had just caught onto the ground like trash. This human is really fragile; he fainted from the pain after just two fingers were broken. What a disappointment.

but……

After a fierce and cruel glance at Rize Kamishiro, Jason fixed his sinister gaze on Yomi.

"The infamous Sword Demon is surprisingly tenacious and resilient. After fighting [Big Eater] for so long, he can still guard against my sneak attacks. He would be a very fun toy to play with." With Jason's sinister voice, the alley, which was already filled with tension and killing intent, became even more terrifying and violent.

"What a boring man. She's my food. I have no interest in eating a pile of rotten meat."

Rize Kamishiro, who had gotten up at some point, stared at Jason with an unfriendly expression. As an S-class ghoul who was wanted by the CCG for many years, Rize Kamishiro wouldn't have lived such a comfortable life if she were so easy to fall down.

However, she did almost die at the hands of the underworld.

Unexpectedly, Yomi was much stronger than when she encountered her in Area 11. If Rize Kamishiro hadn't planned an ambush with Jason, she would have escaped long ago.

“Jason and Big Eater, how did you two end up like this…”

Yomi was puzzled by the sight of the two ghouls facing each other but not actually fighting. The records clearly showed that Jason and Rize Kamishiro had clashed, and Mado Kureo even speculated that Jason had come to the 20th ward specifically for Rize. When did they conspire?

Clearly, this was an ambush targeting Sword Demon Huang Quan!

"Surprised, aren't you, Investigator of the Underworld? I'm only with this incredibly boring man thanks to you crows. We ghouls are very clear about our own strengths and weaknesses. As a sword demon, you're definitely a kill threat. How could I not take advantage of such an obvious deception to do justice to your efforts?"

Rize Kamishiro dangerously licked her blood-stained lips, her mocking smile growing ever more pronounced and unrestrained.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; behind the oriole lurks a bird catcher—how fascinating!

If this is the case, then the CCG investigators' support will likely be blocked by other ghouls, and this ambush, specifically set up for Yomi the Sword Demon, seems to have become a dead end.

"So that's how it is. We underestimated you bunch of scum."

After figuring out the whole thing, Huang Quan couldn't help but sigh softly.

Ultimately, they underestimated their opponent. The Raven Squad was still dealing with the stalemate with the mindset of habitually engaging in skirmishes while roaming Tokyo's 23 wards. They planned to prioritize capturing and eliminating either Jason or the ghoul, placing themselves in an overwhelmingly advantageous position, only to be outmaneuvered by the ghouls.

Having twice reached the peak of his momentum, Huang Quan is now entering a low point in his state.

Huang Quan's right hand had suffered considerable damage from the previous interruption of his full-force attack due to the control of the [Sword Control Technique]. From any perspective, Huang Quan had no chance of winning.

With S-rank [Ooku] and S-rank [Jason] combined, if they hadn't escaped, Huang Quan would have died here.

Even so, Huang Quan gritted her teeth and gripped her sword tightly, pointing the gleaming blade at the two ghouls. Her fearless and even death-defying spirit met the oppressive force of the enemy's powerful aura head-on.

"You've been arguing incessantly about how to deal with me since just now. Aren't you being a bit too arrogant? [Jason], [Big Eater], do you think you've already won?"

Her beautiful face, stained with dirt, exuded a fearless and serene spirit!

Huang Quan wouldn't allow himself to flee in panic during this crucial battle. Until the very last moment, who dares to claim to be the true winner!

Chapter Thirty-Two: A Vision Stained with Blood

Facing two extremely dangerous S-rank ghouls with his wounded body, Huang Quan must have thought he was going crazy.

One is a superior breed that was given ghoul organs in the original ghoul storyline, allowing Kaneki Ken to grow into an extremely terrifying being. The other is a terrifying being that directly tortured Kaneki Ken until he went berserk and only managed to defeat him after a fierce battle. Either one of them alone would only be able to struggle to survive.

They were jointly killed by Jason and Big Eater!

Huang Quan was almost trembling uncontrollably...

Click! Click!

Jason cracked his knuckles as he put on sharp metal finger cots as part of his warm-up routine before the fight.

This wasn't Jason's weapon, but merely a gadget he used to enhance the torture and slaughter of his prey. The sharp finger cots ripped pieces of flesh from the prey, and watching the trapped beast struggle and howl while still writhing was an indispensable and delightful melody for Jason.

"You won't die that easily, will you?"

Click!

Jason forcefully pried off his index finger, his eyes beneath the hockey mask bloodshot, and this sadistic, violent aura surged violently towards Huang Quan, who stood holding a sword.

"I love your eyes! Your swordsmanship! And your despair...! Before I take these things away, you'd better stand firm and not fall so easily!"

With a chilling, suppressed growl, Jason roared and charged straight towards the Yellow Springs!

Hearing those chillingly brutal words that seeped into her bones, Rize Kamishiro sighed with boredom. Although she was going to cooperate with Jason to kill Yomi, this man really was like a child who hadn't grown up at all. Despite his imposing and tall appearance, his true nature was easy to see through and become tiresome at a glance.

Although she found it very boring, Rize Kamishiro still followed Jason and together they surrounded Yomi.

Kill this dangerous sword demon first!

As for all the other miscellaneous matters, Rize Kamishiro has plenty of time and experience to slowly play around with that man who likes to blackmail others. Besides, the taste of the Sword Demon Yomi must be much more delicious than those men, right?

Huang Quan felt two completely different killing intents enveloping him, and he stomped his right foot hard on the ground to propel his body forward!

Fight with all your might!!

She had to fight to the death! Hoping to stall for time and wait for CCG reinforcements in this situation would only hasten her demise! The combined attack of two S-rank Rinkaku Ghouls could tear her wounded body to shreds in the blink of an eye! Moreover, as someone who has stained steel with blood and acknowledges herself as a swordsman, Yomi would never back down out of fear!

The three speeding sounds collided in the blink of an eye!

Two streaks of snow-white, dazzling sword light flashed out, slashing sharply from the left and right respectively.

With a calm and resolute expression, Yomi switched to her left hand in the blink of an eye, her injured right hand gripping the fish-scale wave scabbard of the [Hope for the Bright Sword] tightly against the gap in Jason's wild and fierce kagune. The snow-white and gorgeous blade was wrapped with strands of golden lightning, perfectly wedged at the tip of Rize Kamishiro's sharp kagune.

"Pfft!"

As she endured the monstrous forces attacking from both sides, a mouthful of blood gushed out. Huang Quan's feet sank deep into the ground, and for a fleeting moment, she even heard the bones in her hands groan in agony.

Swordsman's sword skill: [Piercing Clouds and Shattering Sky Sword]!

This was Huang Quan repeating his old trick. The powerful airflow mixed with sword light blew Jason off balance, and the burly man even had a faint feeling that he was about to be lifted off the ground and fly away uncontrollably.

Meanwhile, Rize Kamishiro was also within the range of the Cloud Piercing Sword, but she had previously suffered from Yomi's instantaneous unsheathing sword technique, so she kept her strength reserved to guard against Yomi's sword skills. In fact, she couldn't move the two ferocious ghouls at all when faced with this split sword energy.

But even just interference is enough.

Imperial Swordsmanship